Shed GP can trigger massive dysregulation of the immune response and affect the permeability of blood vessels. Ebola GP protein covers the virus' surface and is shed from infected cells during ...

In people with Ebola, this leakiness is also often deadly, causing severe blood pressure drops and shock. New therapies to fix the leakiness of blood vessels in patients suffering from life ...

Ebola has a nasty reputation for the way it damages the body. It's rightfully earned. "At the end stage of the disease, you have small leaks in blood vessels," says Thomas Geisbert, an ...

The Ebola virus attacks immune cells, and can cause the immune system to run out of control and release a "storm" of inflammatory molecules, which cause tiny blood vessels to burst, Gatherer said.

This post was originally published on Aug. 21 and updated on Sep. 30 to reflect the latest numbers from the World Health Organization. As of Sep. 30, the Ebola virus had killed more than 3,000 ...

Capillaries are the tiniest blood vessels that connect arteries to veins ... These diseases include dengue, yellow fever, Lassa, Marburg, and Ebola. They’re found in tropical countries ...